TDF: Failed G100 Summit Shows Opposition No Match for Tinubu in 2027
Oru Leonard
The Democratic Front (TDF), has described the recent G100 opposition summit in Abuja as a failure, saying the inability of opposition parties to agree on a consensus presidential candidate demonstrates that they do not pose a serious electoral threat to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary, Wale Adedayo, the group said the summit exposed what it described as deep divisions and a lack of cohesion within the opposition camp.
TDF particularly criticised the absence of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and his NDC counterpart, Peter Obi, describing their non-attendance as a major setback to efforts to build a united opposition platform against President Tinubu.
According to the group, the Abuja summit represented the climax of what it called the opposition’s failed attempt to produce a consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
TDF attributed the difficulty to what it described as the personal political ambitions of Atiku and Obi.
“We view the conspicuous absence of the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubakar and his NDC counterpart Peter Obi from the recently held Summit of opposition parties in Abuja, as a major setback in the opposition’s conspiracy to wrest power next year,” the statement said.
The group recalled that Atiku and Obi had earlier initiated the Ibadan Declaration of April 25, 2027, aimed at persuading opposition parties to adopt a united front against President Tinubu.
It, however, argued that their subsequent emergence as presidential candidates of ADC and NDC had made the earlier objective difficult to achieve.
TDF accused the Atiku and Obi of negatively influencing opposition politics, alleging that their pursuit of personal political ambitions had contributed to the loss of ideological and philosophical focus among opposition parties.
The group further alleged that party discipline and cohesion had been weakened by what it described as disregard for party constitutions, political brigandage and multiple litigations within opposition parties.
It also accused the opposition of inconsistency over multi-party democracy.
According to TDF, opposition parties have accused President Tinubu of attempting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state while simultaneously seeking to persuade several registered political parties to adopt a single presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
The group said the inability of the opposition parties to reach consensus on a single presidential candidate demonstrated their current disunity and, in its assessment, their inability to mount a significant electoral challenge to President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
TDF maintained that the development had further exposed what it described as the political weakness and lack of preparedness of the opposition ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
